Chuck Diering
1947–1956 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
754G
.249AVG
.345OBP
.338SLG
More career statistics
411H
14HR
141RBI
16SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 23 | 33 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,920 | 1,919 |
| Batting · Walks | 237 | 236 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 754 | 1,920 | 1,648 | 217 | 411 | 76 | 14 | 14 | 141 | 237 | 250 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 557 | .249 | .345 | .338 | .683 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1949-07-10 to 1949-08-01
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1954-06-23 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1950-07-27 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1955-04-23 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 372 | 942 | 204 | 6 | 71 | 114 | 124 | .252 | .338 | .347 |
| Away | 382 | 977 | 207 | 8 | 70 | 122 | 126 | .246 | .337 | .330 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 57 | 124 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 25 | .231 | .347 | .327 |
| May | 146 | 381 | 74 | 4 | 20 | 53 | 52 | .232 | .333 | .323 |
| June | 142 | 327 | 72 | 1 | 22 | 34 | 42 | .249 | .324 | .336 |
| July | 138 | 352 | 80 | 2 | 32 | 49 | 42 | .272 | .366 | .371 |
| August | 133 | 345 | 64 | 2 | 21 | 44 | 50 | .215 | .313 | .272 |
| September | 133 | 379 | 94 | 2 | 35 | 36 | 37 | .281 | .343 | .380 |
| October | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .300 | .364 | .600 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 70 | 142 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 27 | .220 | .296 | .299 |
| chicago-cubs | 65 | 140 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 19 | .280 | .386 | .424 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 61 | 104 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 15 | .308 | .375 | .429 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 61 | 128 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 26 | .221 | .305 | .336 |
| boston-braves | 60 | 130 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 16 | .265 | .346 | .372 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 59 | 108 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | .263 | .333 | .442 |
| new-york-giants | 54 | 110 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | .216 | .309 | .299 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 51 | 199 | 51 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 17 | .302 | .392 | .349 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 74 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | .216 | – | – |
| 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | 1 | .000 | – | – |
| 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals | 132 | 369 | 97 | 3 | 38 | 1 | .263 | – | – |
| 1950 | St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 204 | 51 | 3 | 18 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals | 64 | 85 | 22 | – | 8 | – | .259 | – | – |
| 1952 |  New York Giants | 41 | 23 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .174 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Baltimore Orioles | 128 | 418 | 108 | 2 | 29 | 3 | .258 | – | – |
| 1955 | Baltimore Orioles | 137 | 371 | 95 | 3 | 31 | 5 | .256 | – | – |
| 1956 | Baltimore Orioles | 51 | 97 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .186 | – | – |